Wire fastener for fenceposts



Patented J une 12, 1923.

i .iAMEs ravine-JR., or com) BR-o oK-NEWYoRm Appiication sied July 7,

provision of a fastener adapted to be in-v serted in a mortise formed ina fence post,

the said fastener being of such construe-.

.tion as tosecurely post.

Another object of the invention is the provision of `a `fasteneigso constructed asl to permit of its removal from'a. fence post,

fastenl the wire to t-he should it be necessary torepair the fence by substituting new wirefor thek old.

A. further object of the invention is the provision of a fastener which is simple in construction, the same being made of only two parts; easily and quickly assembled. and cheap of manufacture.

IVith these andother objects in view, the invention resides in the lnovel construction,r combination and arrangement of'parts, the essential features of which are hereinafterv fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illust-ratedl inthe accompanying drawing, in which "Figure 1, is a vertical sectional view through a fence post, showingar wire about to be fastened.

Figure 2, isa view similar to Figure. 1, showing the device in clamping engagement 'with the wire.

Figure 3, is a detail perspective View of one of the parts ofthe fastener. j

Figure 4', is` a view similar to Figure 3, of

f the other part.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the numeral 5 indicatesmy improved fastener, the same comprising two `elements 6 and 7, shown in Figures 1- and '2, as applied to a fence post 8. The fence mortised as at 9.

The element 6, of the fastener'is stationary within the mortise 9,'and is held thereinl by' means ofalug 10,'formed` on one en d of the element 6, 'said lug adapted to be sunk in a recess 11, formedin the'bottom wall of the i mortise. A longitudinal groove 12, is propost is `vided in theenlarged end vof the element-.6

andinwardly of the groove 12, is a transverse yrecess 13, for the-reception of the fas.-

tening wire 111.

The'element 6' havingbeen anchored in the mortise .of the post.. 'the ele'ment'7,v is

, inserted, as shown in Figure A1. The element 7 has formed on its under side, a wedge 15, capable of reception iii-,the groove V.12, of

the element-6. .The elementk 7;, -is`"`slidableinthe mortise 8, and atyits inner end the same isprovided with- 2in-enlarged head 16, having a wedge/surface 17, said head adapte.

ed to ride or move over thesurface 18 ofy they element 6.- When the' element 7is iny a position as shown in Figure 1, the wedge 'l5/*is free from the wire 14, but when the saine;v

is shown pushed into the mortise 'as shown Figure 2, the wedge 15 is broughtinto binding engagement with'the wire 14 by means of the top wall of the in'ortise, therebysecurely holdingv the same in position on' the post.- In

ordertov com'peiisatefor therelative move-v ments between the-parts, the head 1 6 of the `element 7 is adapted to co-act with a vwedge soy surface 19, onthe element 6. hole 20 isfv Y' provided in the element''for theinsert-iono'f i a tool, when it is vdesired to tener yfrom the post.

remove theV 'fas- While there has been shown and ydescribed 1.. l

what I considerto be the preferredvformof; Q my invention, I wish it to be understood that i changes, 1 alterations and y modifications that come withiny the claims, ymay be resortedto.-

4 1. A wire fastener for fence posts having a mortise therein, said-fastener comprising two elements, one of said'elementsadapted' to be held stationary within the mortise and' having av vlongitudinal groove, a 'transverse y recess `inwardly of said groovelfor the re.- ception of awire, the other vof said elements being provided-on itsfunde'rll side .with a wedge for ycti-action with the groove of the r clamping the- L first Vmentioned element fo wire in said recess.`

2. A wire fastener for fence posts having a mortisetherein, said fastener comprising two elements, one ofsaid,elements'adapted to be heldstationary within theniortise and having a longitudinal groove, a transverse` 1 recess inwardly of said groove for'thereception of a wire, 'the other of said 'elements being provided on its, under side with a wedge for coaction with thegroove' ofthe i first mentioned. element for clamping the Wire in said recess, and means for compensating the relative movements between the elements.

3. In, combination with a fence=post having a mortise therein, :t recess within said inortise, a. wire fastener' comprising 'two eiement-s, one of said elements having a lug for reception in the recess of said mortise, a Wire receiving recess and a lontgfitndinaly groove; the othei1 of said elements"constituting a, wedge to (fo-act with the groove of said first element for 'clamping engagement with the wire.l f v f In testimony whereof I have aixed my signature.

JAMES IRVING, JR. 

